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COMING EVENTS (& Past)

‘Poetry is everywhere; it just needs editing’. James Tate

2020 …

EXCITED to announce my fourth poetry book is due out inJune. Titled, ‘Upturned’ and is being published by The Cuba Press, Wellington. NOTE: Restrictions in place because of pandemic Covid. 19 may affect this date.

My novel, ‘Craggan Dhu: Time Will Tell’ is available on Amazon as a paperback (NOTE: SADLY BECAUSE OF COVID 19, VERY EXPENSIVE COST OF DELIVERY – PLEASE EMAIL ME FOR A COPY UNTIL A WIDER DISTRIBUTION IS POSSIBLE … OR … simply download E-reader version.

October 24th

Invited by current poet laureate, David Eggleton, to be a support poet, along with Jenny Powell and Michael O’Leary, for his tokotoko ceremony to be held at Matahiwi Marae. As well to take part in the follow-up poetry reading for ‘Poets Night Out’ in Havelock North … Was scheduled for March, but due to Covid 19 has been postponed until … Labour Weekend (October 24th – 26th)

March 3rd – Owaka Cavalcade Market and Family Entertainment Day– 500 horses and riders will ride into Owaka township midday Saturday March 3rd and Outrider Poets, J&K Rolling (myself and Jenny Powell) will be there with our poetry stall. As well as poetry cards, books and other poetry craft novelties, J&K will be reading poetry every hour on the half-hour, with an open invitation to anyone with a poem to share, to join in.

I will be one of ten invited readers reading at a New Zealand National Poetry Day event being held at Dunedin Library.

July 27th

In memory of John Dickson

Reader at a Poetry Reading at The Crown with Richard Reeve, Jenny Powell, David Eggleton and others

June 21st

Guest reader at Dog With Two Tails Octagon Collective event

April 22nd

At Graeme Furness’s Workshop, ‘Exit’ in Lawrence; reading with Jenny Powell as part of J&K Rolling’s first event of 2017, and with guest poet Jeanne Bernhardt. Graeme Furness and musician friends also to be a part of this mix of music and poetry.

March 24th (Friday) I will be reading, along with other local poets and musicians, at Dog With Two Tails cafe, for a Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen Tribute evening.

2016 …

August 26th (Friday) New Zealand’s National Poetry Day, I will be reading with Jenny Powell (as part of a National Poetry Day, J&K Rolling event) in Wanaka.

August 23rd (Tuesday) I will be reading poetry at Dog With Two Tails along with Murray Edmond 8.00 p.m.

August 1st – Book reviews for three poetry books, written for Landfall and found on-line at Landfall (NZ) site.

May 9th (Monday) Writer’s Salon at Thistle Cafe, Octagon, Dunedin – writers read extracts from their work. I will read poetry as well as prose.

August 28th: With poets Jenny Powell and Richard Reeve, I am reading poetry at ‘8 on 87’ cafe in Outram. This is a J and K Rolling National Poetry Day event. (As a follow-up to National Poetry Day, Jenny Powell and I will be reading at Gore Library, Sept. 4th).

June: MC for poets Jocelind Dunford and Jenny Powell as guest readers for Octagon Collective’s Circadian Rhythm poetry readings. These readings are held once a month at Circadian Rhythm, St Andrew Street, Dunedin. Open mic each reading.

May: ‘Poetry in the Pub’ event is being held on May 7th at the Leviathan Hotel as part of Dunedin Writer’s and Reader’s Festival. I am reading along with poets Michael Harlow, the 2015 Burns Fellow Louise Wallace, Rogelio Guidea and Peter Olds.

April: My poem, ‘sacred days’ was selected by the present poet laureate, Vincent O’Sullivan, to feature in the Best NZ Poems site for 2014.

March 7th: J&K Rolling Whistlestop reading at Orepuki Beach Cafe in Western Southland. Myself and Jenny Powell will be reading poetry, along with local poets.

January: Co-judge (along with Burns Fellow, Majella Cullinane) for the Robert Burns Poetry Competition, an annual competition run here in the Edinburgh of the South. Prize giving held on the poet’s birthday, at the library, on January 25th. In the evening, attendance at a dinner at ToiTu Museum; ticket courtesy of DCC library.